From Will : I can't believe this film has gotten so few reviews on here! It is, in my opinion, one of the best things Disney ever did. Even though Winnie the Pooh has become as much of a corporate icon as he is now, this short retains the energy and the fun that a screen character can only have in their very first films. I've had this on tape since 1989 (when I was not even two years old), and, after many years without viewings, rediscovered it recently. It only reinforced an opinion I'd had for some years that causes other adults to tell me "Well, DUH!"- Disney's films were made for adults. Period. The first forty or fifty years' worth especially. However, unlike other films made for adults, they are still accessible to children, and thus they gain the label of "family films". Which is really unfair because it does little more than turn adults without children away from them, denying them such a marvelous experience (unless, of course, they are like me and watch them even if they don't have children because they grew up on them).
But anyway, back to this film-it's wonderful! My favorite line is when Pooh's balloon that he clings to deflates in mid-air and, after a pause, says one of the funniest things I've ever heard in a movie:
"I think I shall come down."
Well, it loses something when you try and describe it. But take my word for it, you'll like this film if you like classic Disney, and even if you don't, you probably will. Try it, even if you've never seen it and even if you don't have kids!
